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CALGULATING MACHINE Filed Oct. 29, 1938 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 Patented Dec. 22, 1942 CALCULATING MACHINE Karl Otto Reinhold Henzelmann, Oberschlottwitz, Saxony, Germany; vested in the Alien Property Custodian Application October 29, 1938, Serial No. 237,722 In Germany October 29, 1937 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a calculating machine and particularly to means for setting the selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in the totalizer or the revolutions counter.

An object of the invention is to provide means, normally disengaged, cooperating with the number wheels or the like to set the selecting mechanism.

In the usual arrangement, the means for setting the selecting mechanism are rigidly connected with the number wheels or discs or the shafts thereof. Such an arrangement is defective since such elements are continually rotated during the calculating operation with an increase of mass forming an obstacle to the acceleration and deceleration of the number wheels. It is an object of the invention to avoid these disadvantages.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for clearing the totalizer and/ or the revolutions counter after the selecting mechanism has been set by the means cooperating with the number wheels.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide locking or retaining means for the number wheels during the operation of the means for setting the selecting mechanism.

With the above aind other objects in view which will become apparent from the detailed description below, the invention is shown as applied to a Thomas type calculating machine in the drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view on reduced scale viewed in the direction of the arrow on Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sectional view on section line II--II of Fig. 1 looking in 'the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 shows a portion of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, with the cover plate partially removed in order to show the machine parts therebelow.

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional view on section line IV--IV of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 shows parts illustrated in Fig. 4 at the end of the lirst third of the transfer cycle.

Fig. 6 shows parts illustrated in Fig. 4 shortly before the end of the transfer cycle.

Fig. 7 shows a portion of Fig. 2 in a different operative position when about one-half the transfer cycle has been completed.

Fig. S is a plan View of Fig. 'l looking in the direction of the arrow on Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 shows a portion of Fig. 4 in a different operative position when about one-half the transfer cycle has been completed.

Fig. 10 is a vertical cross sectional view of a modified construction.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the modification shown in Fig. 10.

Figure 12 is a vertical cross Sectional view .opening 2l provided in the cover plate 25.

taken on the section line XII- XII of Figure 1 locking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 13 shows a View of certain elements at the right hand end of Figure 2 at the time when the selecting mechanism is being set in accordance with the value in a number wheel.

The inspection or sight openings of the totalizer are designated by I. Coordinated with each inspection opening is a key bank, each containing nine keys 2. tute the key board which, in multiplication for example, serves for setting up the multiplicands. For each key bank there is provided a strip-like plate 3, which is iiush with the cover plate 4 of the machine and the plates 3 lie in parallel rows.

slidably mounted in the plates 3 are the stems 5 of the keys 2. Springs (not shown on the drawings) tend to retain the key stems 5 in the position shown on Fig. 2. Journalled at the lower end of .each stem 5 is a roller 6, extending within range of a bar 1. The latter is connected at one end by pivot 8 to lever I0 and at the other end by pivot 9 to lever II. The levers I0 and II are pivoted by pivots I2 and I3 respectively to the frame I4 of the key bank. The bar 1 and the levers I0 and II thus form a pivoted parallelogram.

The lever I I has an arm I5 which extends within range of a roller I6 which is journalled on a downwardly projecting extension I1 of a bar I8. Engaged with the bar I8, at I9, is a traction spring 20 which is attached at its other end at 2| to the key bank plate 3.

Bar I8 is longitudinally slidably mounted on the plate 3 and its left end (as shown in Fig. 2) is provided with a rack 22 which cooperates with a small gear 23. The latter is mounted on a shaft 24, which is journalled, on the one hand, in the plate 3, and on the other, in the angularly formed cover plate 25 connected with the key bank plate 3. Attached to each shaft 24 is a number wheel 26, located opposite an inspection The value set up in the key board can thus be read off in the openings 21. Each key bank has a shaft 24 coordinated therewith.

Attached at the left end of each bar I8 is a forked block 28 which engages over an actuator cylinder gear 29 having ten teeth. The gears 29 are longitudinally slidable, but not rotatably mounted, on the shafts 3|] journalled in the machine frame. Coordinated with each shaft 30 is a shaft 3l provided with a bevel gear 32. The latter meshes with a bevel gear 33 which is attached to the main calculating shaft 34. The well known actuator cylinders 35 are mounted on the shafts 3'I.

The operation of the previously described arrangement is as follows. By pressing the 4 key 2', the bar I8 is actuated, so that the gear The keys of all the banks consti-` 29 controlled thereby is moved into the range oi that part of the actuator cylinder 35 which is provided with four teeth. With this adjustment, on a revolution of the main calculating shaft 34,

the coordinated shaft 30 would revolve four steps. Y

Provided on the shafts 30 are also the bevel gear housings 35, each of which is provided with two bevel gears 31 and 38, which are longitudinally slidable but not rotatable. Coordinated with each housing 36 is a bevel gear 39 which is attached to the shaft 4| journalled on the carriage Each shaft 4| carries a number wheel 42, with which the inspection openings of the totalizer are coordinated.

The movement of the bevel gear housings 36 into one or the other operative position, is effected by means of a common bar 43, which can be moved by well known actuating means forwardly and backwardly as shown by the arrows in Fig. 2. If 'the bar 43 is moved upwardly to the left from the position shown in Fig. 2, the bevel gear 31 meshes with the bevel gear 39 and the calculating mechanism is thus positively connected with the totalizer. Corresponding to the 4 set up in the key board, on the irst revolution of the main calculating shaft 34, the number disc 42 would describe four positive steps, that is, it would turn from to #l.

In order to set the selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in the totalizer, a spur gear 44 is journalled freely rotatable and slidable on each shaft 4| and a rack 45, longitudinally slidable in the carriage 40, engages therewith. Engaging with a pin 45 xed to rack 45 is a traction spring 41 which is attached at 48 to a bar 50 on the carriage. The spring 41 urges the stop pins 49 on the racks 45 against bar 50 carried by the carriage V40. In the normal position, shown in Fig. 2, the racks have their ends ilush with the longitudinal edge 52 of the carriage.

The small gears 44 are provided with an annular groove 53 in which a bar 54 engages. Bar 54 is provided with an enlargement 55 by which it is pivotally attached to the bar 50. The other end of the bar 54 is provided with a small block 59 which, as shown in Fig. 3, extends laterally beyond the edge of the bar 54. Attached to bar 54 is a pin 51 on which a pressure spring 58 is placed, and which tends to retain the bar 54 in the position shown in Fig. 2. Also attached to the bar 54, is a pin 59 having its end extending within range of the recesses 20| provided in the margin of the number wheels 42.

Finally, there is attached to the number disc gear 44 is moved upwardly, contacts a stop shoulder 6| connected tothe gear 44.

Coordinated with each gear 44 is thus a pair of setting members consisting of a rack 45 and a bar 54. Cooperating with each pair of setting members is a pair of vbars B2 and 63 connected by a cross bar 84 with a bar 85, which latter is provided with a slot 88 through which an attaching screw 81 engages. In this manner, the bar 65 connected to the extension 4bars 82 and 63 is longitudinally slidably mounted.

Attached to the bar 85 is a pin 88 over which the forked end 69 of a lever 10 engages. Lever 18 is pivoted by pin 1| to the frame I4 of the key bank. Attached to the free end of the lever is apin 12 which engages in a slot 13 provided in a bar 14 pivoted at 15 to a lever 19. Connected to lever 10, at 1"', is a traction spring 11 which Inasmuch as a set of elements 10-14 is coordinated with each key bank there are as many levers 18 as key banks. The levers 15 are mounted on the common shaft 19 journalled at its ends in the frame side walls B0 and 8|.

Attached to shaft 19, also, is a lever 82 having its free end connected, at 83, to a thrust rod 84. The other end of rod 84 (see Figs. 4 and 5) is pivoted to a crank pin 85 attached to a disc 86. Diso Y85 is freely rotatable on a bushing 81 which connects a disc 88 and a spur gear 89 together. The bushing 81 is, in turn, journalled on a pin 90 which is attached to a frame extension 9|.

Gear 89 meshes with a spur gear 92 which is freely rotatable on the main drive shaft 93 of the calculating machine. Connected with spur gear 92 is a spur gear 94 which cooperates with another spur gear 95. Spur gear 95 is mounted on the gearing shaft 98, which carries the drive belt pulley 91, over which runs the drive `belt 99 from a pulley driven by the electric motor 98.

Main shaft 93 also carries a spur gear |00 (Figs. 2 and 3) which meshes with the spur gear 20| attached to the main calculating shaft 34.

The disc 88 is provided with a recess |02 with which a nose |04 provided on a double armed coupling pawl lever |03 cooperates. The free end of lever |03 is provided with a hook extension |05 with which the hooked end |06 of a lever |01 cooperates. A spring |09 xed at one end to block |08 on disc 85 tends to swing lever |03 into the engaged position, that is, to force the nose |04 into the recess |02. In the position shown in Fig. 4, however, the hooked end |08 prevents this engagement.

Lever |01 is connected by a bushing ||0 with a lever The bushing ||0 is journalled on a pin |2 attached to the frame wall 80. Lever is provided with a shoulder ||3 against which a shoulder ||5 provided on the lever ||4 is supported, in the position shown in Fig. 4. Lever i4 is journalled by means of the pin ||6 on a lever |1, which latter is pivoted to the pivot pin ||8 attached to the wall 80. Engaged with the lever l |1 is a traction spring ||9, which tends to hold the lever in the position shown in Fig. 4 with the lever against a stop pin |20 provided on the wall 88.

Connected to the lever ||4 at |2| is a traction spring |22 having its other end connected at |23, to the lever |11. This spring tends to swing the lever ||4 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. It is also to be noted that there engages with the lever a traction spring |24 which tends to hold the levers |01 and in the positions shown in Fig. 4 by full lines.

The lever ||1 is provided with an upwardly directed extension |25 projecting through the frame and provided with a key |26. The lever H1 also has a shoulder-like projection |21 which cooperates with the undercut recess |99, on one arm of a double armed lever |28. Lever |28 is pivoted by pin |29 to the wall 80. A traction spring |30 is connected to the other arm of lever |28, at |3|, and tends to swing the lever in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. Fixed to the lower end of the lever |28 is a stop pin |32 which extends within the range of movement of another stcp pin |33, which is mounted on a downvdardly directed extension |34 of the thrust rod Pivoted to the upper end of lever |28, by pin |35, is a bar |38 which at its other insulated end engages, a rocker member |31, of current conis attached at its other end, at 18, to the bar 14. 7"? ducting material mounted on a bearing member |38, which at the same time is constructed as a terminal connection |39. The latter is mounted on an insulating plate which carries the other contact 4|. The switch, as above constructed, is connected in the circuit of the electric motor 98 It is to be noted that this switch is connected in parallel with the known switch (not shown) which is actuated by the main switch shaft |42. Attached to this main switch shaft |42, is a lever |43 which is rocked in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4 when, for example, the addition or subtraction keys 250 or 25| are actuated. The free end of lever |43 extends within range of the shift pawl |44, which latter is journalled at |45 on a disc |46 which is attached to the main drive shaft 93. Pawl |44 cooperates with a notched disc |41 connected to the spur gear 94.

Also mounted at the upper end of lever |28, at |48, is a plate |49 which is provided with a cam surface |50 and a hook-like projection |5|. A stop pin |52 attached to the frame wall 89 extends within range of this surface |50. A :pin |53, fixed to the lever ||1, also extends into the plane of movement of the plate |49. There is connected to an extension |54 of the plate |49, a traction spring |55, having its other end fixed to the lever |28.

Pivoted to the frame at |51 is a lever |56, provided with a nose |58, which can cooperate with a series of teeth |59 provided at the right hand end of the bar |8 as seen in Fig. 2. The free end of each lever |56 is connected to a traction spring |60 which tends to bring the nose |58 into engaged position. In the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2, this is prevented by a bar |6| which is attached to a shaft |62 and the bar l6| extends through all the key banks so as to engage all the levers |56.

Fixed to shaft |62 is a lever |63 to which a traction spring |64 is connected to rock the lever and the shaft |62 clockwise (see Figs. 2, l2 and 13). In the position shown in Fig. 2, the shaft |62 is held by a lever |65 which is pivotally mounted by pin |66 to the machine frame and against Whose shoulder |61 a fingerlike projection |08 on shaft |62 is applied. Connected to lever |65 is a traction spring |69 which tends to rock lever |65 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2.

Pivoted to lever |63, at |10, is a link member |1| which has a slot |12 engaging a pin |13, which is mounted on the downwardly extending arm |14 of a bellcrank lever |15. The bellcrank lever is journalled by means of the pin |16 to the machine frame and the other arm thereof extends through the keyboard and has a key |11.

Also engaging with pin |13, is a link member |18 which, at its other end, has a slot |18', engaging a pin |19 on a lever |80. The latter is attached to a shaft |8| journalled at its ends in side frame walls and 8|.

The shaft |8| is provided with plate-like extensions |82 which, on rotation of the shaft |8| in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, cancel the value set up in the keyboard. In the rocking movement of the plate-like extensions |82 they contact the check bars |83, which are moved downwardly to the right from the position shown in Fig. 2. A bar |83 is coordinated with each key bank as known. Each check bar, as shown in Fig. 2, is provided with recesses |84 of the form shown and the pins |85 provided on the key stems 5 engage therein. On depressing any key, the bar is first moved, against the traction of a spring (not shown in the drawings). As soon as the corresponding key stem has reached the lowermost position, the check bar |83 snaps back into the initial position and the lower surface of bar |83 engages over the pin |85 of the depressed stem, and the key is held in depressed position.

The lever ||1 is also connected with the cancellation shaft I 8| for which purpose, there is mounted on the other end of the shaft |8 l, a lever |88 (see Fig. 4). The free end of lever |86 by means of a pivot pin |81 is connected pivotally to one end of a link member |88 whose other end is provided with a slot |89 which engages a pin |90 on the lever ||1.

The lever ||1 is provided with an arm |9| at the end of which a pawl lever |93 is pivoted by means of the pin |92. Connected to one end of lever |93, at |94, is a traction spring |95 which tends to apply the corresponding end of lever |93 against a pin |96 provided on the arm |9|.

Extending within range of the movement of the pawl |93 is a lever |91 fixed to the shaft |62 and provided with a hook-shaped recess |98.

Operation The operation is as follows:

If the selecting mechanism is to be set in accordance with the value in the totalizer, in order to make such value a factor of a following multiplication, it is suiiicient with the new arrangement, by pressing the key |26, to move the lever ||1 into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 4. Through the depression of lever |1 into said position shown in dotted lines, the levers |01 and are pivoted, by means of the lever ||4, into the dotted line positions, and the hook-like end |06 of the lever 01 releases the pawl lever |03 so that it is rocked by its spring |09 so that its hook-like end |04 enters the recess |02 of the disc 88. In this manner the crank disc 86 is coupled with the driven disc 88.

When the lever H1 moves to said dotted position. its shoulder-like extension |21 moves within range of the undercut recess |99 on the lever |28 and the lever |28, through the traction of the spring l39, swings into the position shown in Fig. 5 in which the projection |21 is located in the recess |99 of the lever |28, In this swinging movement of the lever |28, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4, the .switch contacts |31 and I4! are closed by the movement of the bar |38 and the circuit for the electric motor 98 is closed.

The motor, through the gears 94. 95, 92 and 89. drives the disc 88 which, by means of the pawl lever |93, drives the `crank disc 88 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 4. On rotation of the disc 85. and through the thrust rod 84, the lever .'52 and the shaft 19 is oscillated forwardly and backwardly in the direction of the arrow in Fig. In the forwardly swinging movement of the shaft 19. the levers 16 are swung in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2, and all the bars 'lli are moved to the right from the position shown in Fig. 2. Then, by means of the springs 11. the double armed levers 10 are swung in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2.

In this swinging movement, the pin 68 of the har 85 is moved backwardly and the bar 65, by means of its shoulder 284 contacting a projection on the bar E8 moves bar i8 backwardly. in this movement of the bars i8 and S5, the extension bars 8?. first contact the rounded portion 289 of the blocks 58 and in the following backward movement of the bar 82, the bar 54 is raised from the position shown in Fig. 2 causing a compression of the spring 58.

The end of the pin is thereby moved into a recess 23| provided at the margin of the number wheel and the latter is held fast. At the same time, when the bar 54 is swung upwardly, the gear Il is moved into the position shown in Fig. 7 and the fingerdike stop shoulder 5i moves within range or" the pin iii) attached to the number disc 512.

In this same movement of the bars i8 and S5, the other extension bar 53, acts on the rack 45 and moves it against the traction of its spring 4i. In the movement of the rack, by means of the gear-irl engaged therewith, the extension 5| is rotated until it contacts with the pin l@ on the number disc 42. If the totalizer is set, for example, at 3, the pin 5|) is in the position shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

In the same movement of the bars i8 and |55, the finger iii is rotated from the normal position of Fig. 2 into that oi Figs. 7 and 8. This, however, means that the bars i8 and are moved so far to the left from the position shown in Fig. 2 as if the key designated S were pressed in the corresponding key bank.

The .coordinated gear 29 is thus advanced to such a degree as to come into position opposite that part of the actuator cylinder 35 provided with three teeth. After the bars iii and 55 have been retained by the contact oi 5i with the stop pin St, further movement of the lever T6 takes piace to the end position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, through the expansion of the spring il' and the corresponding sliding of the pin 'l2 in the slot i3.

`When the lever 'i6 is swung back into the initial position of Fig. 2 the lever l@ and the bar 65 are again moved back to the initial position, while the bar I8 is retained in the position to which it was moved in the manner to be described hereinafter. The extension bars 63 release the racks 65, so that they can return to their initial position, shown in Fig. 3. In the initial position the extension bars 62 have yalso left the blocks 55 so that the bars 54, through the action of springs 58, can again swing back to the initial position of Fig. 2.

Pin 59 is thereby withdrawn from number wheel 42, and at the same time the finger-like stop shoulder 6|, through a corresponding movement oi the gear 44, moves out of the range of the pin 63 on the number disc ft2.

It is to be noted that after the first third of the revolution of disc 86, a pin-like extension 2932 provided on the thrust rod SM moves within the range of a pin 253 attached to lever iill (see Fig. 5). On further rotation of disc 85, the projection 2132 contacts the pin 253, and the lever is rocked into the position shown in Fig. 5 .in dotted lines and the shoulder H5, supported on the projection ||3 of the lever is removed therefrom, so that the levers and iil'l, through the traction oi the spring |25, can swing back into the position shown in Fig. 4 oy full lines. The hook-like extension IUE on the lever ll is thus carried within range of the hook extension |05 on the coupling pawl |53.

Retaining means Shortly before the lever E2, swung by rod 84, has reached its extreme end position (see the dotted position in Fig. 5) the pin 252 thereon strikes against the lever |65 and swings it into the dotted position shown in Fig. 5, and the shoulder |51 on the lever IE5 is moved away from the ringer-like extension |68, so that the shaft |52 and the plate-like bar |6| connected therewith and the lever |63 can swing, through the traction of spring |64, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 5, so that the bar |5| moves into the dotted line position of Fig. 5 and the full line position oi Fig. 9. In this position, the bar |6| releases the ends of levers |55 so that they, under the traction of springs |65 can, swing into the dotted line position of Fig. 5 and the full line position of Fig. 9. The nose |58 on the lever moves into the teeth |59 of the bar I8 opposite thereto.

As the lever i559` is released when the lever 'i5 is in the dotted line position of Fig. 2, the bars |8 are xed or locked in position after the determination o the value in the totalizer is oompleted. The oars iii are thus retained in such position, while the bars 55 with the levers 'iii and the bars 'i4 return to the initial position of Fig. 2.

Before the thrust rod 31| again assumes the initial position of Fig. 4, in the position shown in Fig. 6, the projection 433 attached to the thrust rod strikes against the extension |32 of the lever |128 and the latter is swung in the direction of the arrow in 5. In this swinging movement of the lever |28, the plate |53 is moved with respect to pin |53 on the lever il? so that the surface |53 slides along the |53 and the pin |53 nally snaps behind the projection i5i. Through such swinging movement of the lever t28, the switch contacts |3'i and |l|| are opened by means oi the bar i313, thus breaking the circuit of the electric motor 9S.

In addition however, the lever also releases the extension lil on the lever so that the latter, through the traction of spring H9, can rock back to the initial position shown in Fig. 4. However, the plate |45, inasmuch as its end is applied against the stationary pin |52, is released from the pin |53, so that the lever |28 moves into the position shown in Fig. 4.

On the ascent of the lever ||`l into the initial position, the shoulder i5 of the lever ifi is again applied in the manner shown in 4, over the projection |53. The disc B5 is thus locked from movement by the pawl |03 being in the disconnected position and the electric motor disconnected by the opening or" its switch. This means, however, that the machine is stopped, after the selecting mechanism has been set in accordance with the value in the totalizer.

It is to be noted that when the key E2G is pressed the preceding setting in the keyboard is simultaneously cancelled or cleared, as the cancellation bar |82 is pivoted by means of the rod |86, so that any depressed keys 2 may return to the initial position.

In order that the setting of the selecting mechanism may be properly eiiected even when, through preliminary actuation of the setting key |25, lever |55 is in latched position., the pawi |53, connected with lever ill, is provided. If, as is ordinarily the case, the lever |54:` is in the unlatched position of Fig. i then, on pressing key |26, the projection of pawl |93 passes freely over lever |91. However, if, for any reason, shaft |52 isin the position in which its bar ii has released the lever |56 (Fig. 9) then, on pressing key |26, the projection of the pawl |93 contacts with the lever |51 and the shaft |52 is moved from the position of Fig. 9 to that oi Fig. 4. Before the determination proper or the keying on of the value in the totalizer takes place, the bars are m,

i8 'are released, so that all may move to the initial position of Fig. 2. If then, while the setting means are in operation, the shaft |62 is released by the rocking of the lever |65 and moves into the position in which the lever |56 is released, the recess |98 of the lever |91 receives the corresponding end of the pawl |93. Finally, the arrangement of the snap pawl permits unobstructed return of lever |11 into the initial position.

The normalization of the machine is brought about by depressing the key |11. This will move link |1| to the right as shown in Fig. 2 thereby rotating shaft |62 anti-clockwise. The |6| will then release the noses |58 and permit bars I8 to return to normal under the influence of springs 20. At the same time, link |18 is moved to the right as seen in Fig. 2 and the cancellation shaft |8| operated.

Safety means During the operation of the setting mechanism, in order to prevent the main drive shaft 93 from being connected in if any other key is actuated, the lever ||1 is provided with a pin 286 which, when the key |26 is depressed, locks the 4lever |43 (dotted line position oi Fig. 4) and prevents it from swinging out. As the lever is attached to the shaft |42, from which the usual switch for the electric motor is actuated, said switch can not be carried into the contact position. If, on the other hand, the lever |43 is in the release position it then passes under the pin 285 prevents the setting key |26 from being actuated while the machine is being operated from another point.

In the exemplary embodiment described above, the setting mechanism is used on the totalizer. The arrangement can also be used in other connections, such as with the revolutions counter mechanism and the selecting mechanism may be set in accordance with the value therein.

Clearing means The following arrangement is provided so that the cancellation or clearing of the totalizer and, if necessary, also that of the revolutions counter 253, can take place during the setting cycle.

Mounted on the shafts 4| (Figs. l0 and l1) are the gears 254 provided with the gear teeth interruptions 255. Coordinated with these gears is the cancellation bar 256 which is longitudinally slidably disposed on the lower plate 46 of the calculating machine carriage, in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 11. This cancellation bar is provided with teeth 251 interrupted by gaps 258. When the bar 256 is in the initial position as shown in Fig. 11, the gaps 258 are opposite the gears 254.

The bar 256 is connected with a handle 259 which extends through a slot 260 of the carriage plate 40. The gears 254 are attached to the shafts 4| in such manner that when 0 appears in the inspection openings l, the gear teeth interruptions 255 are opposite the bar 256. In this manner, by moving the bar 256 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1l, all number wheels which do not show are moved to the 0 position.

Revolutions counter clearing means A similar arrangement is coordinated with the revolutions counter 253. The shafts 26| which carry the number disc 262 of the revolutions counter similar to the shafts 4|, have gears 263 provided with gear teeth interruptions 264.V Coordinated with said gears 263 is the cancellation bar 265, which is constructed substantially like the bar 256 and has a handle 266 (see Figs. 1 and 10). The cancelling handles 258 and 266 are formed as sleeves in which pins 281 are vertically slidable. The pins are adjusted by means of the heads 268 Which pass through slots 269 in the handles and are attached to the pins 261.

Journalied on the lower ends oi pins 261 are the rollers 218 which, when pins 281 are in the position shown in Fig. l0, extend Within range of two inclined surfaces on blocks 21| which are attached to a slide 212 slidable in the machine frame. Attached 'to the slide 212, by pin 213, is a link 21a which is connected at its other end by a pin 21e to a lever 216. Lever 216 is attached to a shalt 211 'journahed in the side Walls 8U and 8|, and on the shait 211 there is also mounted a lever 218 to which a plate 288 is pivoted by means of the pin 219. At one end of the plate 288 there is connected a spring 28| which tends to hold the plate 288 against a pin 282 on lever 218. The free end of the plate 288 extends within range of a pin 288 provided on the thrust rod 84", which latter diners from previously described thrust rod 84 in that its crank pin 85 has a greater eccentricity, so that the pin 283 describes the curve indicated by the dotted line :I: in Fig. 10.

In order to render the greater stroke of the thrust rod 84 inoperative with respect to the lever 82, the thrust rod 84 has a slot 288 engaging the pin 88 of the lever 82. Notwithstanding the iact that the thrust rod 84 describes a greater stroke in the embodiment of Figs. l0 and 1l, the other controls, particularly those of the lever 82, are the saine as shown in Figs. l to 9.

It is to be noted that a traction spring 285 engages lever 82 and tends to apply it against a pin 286 on the machine frame. Thus at the beginning of the rotation oi the crank disc 86, without swinging out the lever 82 at first, the pin 88 slides in the slot 284 and only when the pin 33 strikes the left end of slot 284 is lever 82 caused to swing out as described. Otherwise, the function of the thrust rod is the same.

Shortly before the termination of the rotation of the crank disc 86, when the pin 83 leaves the left end of the slot 284 and the levers 82 and 16 come to the inoperative position, the pin 283 (see dotted line position in Fig. l0) strikes against the free end of the plate 288, and the shaft 211 is swung in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 10. In the swinging of the shaft 211, the lever 216 is rocked to the right and the bar 212 is drawn to the right against the traction of a spring 281.

Through this movement of bar 212 the inclined surfaces on blocks 21| contact the rollers 216 and the cancellation bars 256 and 265 are moved in the direction of the arrows in Fig. 11. This means, however, that at the end of the setting, the cancellation bars 256 and 265 are 4actuated and this action brings the totalizer and the revolutions counter 253 to the 0 posi tion. Shortly before the thrust rod 84 has reached the end position of Fig. 10, the pin 283 leaves the plate 288 and the elements 212-28| snap back to the initial position of Fig. 10 through the traction of the spring 281.

Means for disconnecting clearing means If, for any reason, the totalizer or the revolutions counter 253 should not be cancelled, it is only necessary to move the corresponding pin 261 upwardly by means of the head 268, so that the cor-l responding roller is drawn out of range of the inclined surfaces on the blocks 21|.

In order, if necessary, to disconnect the automatic cancellations at the end of the setting of the selecting mechanism, there is coordinated with the plate `28! an angle lever 288 which is journalled at 289 on the machine frame. This lever carries at its free end a pin 29@ which eX- tends Within range of a lateral extension 29| on the plate 28a. If cancellation is not to take place, the lever must be swung in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 10, andthe pin 299 moves the plate 28 out of range of the pin 283.

I claim:

l. An accumulator-control mechanism for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number Wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism, a shaft upon which said number Wheel is mounted, a stop member upon said number wheel, means axially aligned With the number Wheel and normally out of the plane of movement of said stop member, means for displacing said aligned means into theplane of movement of said stop member and means cooperating With said aligned means and said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in said number wheel.

2. An accumulator-control mechanism for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number Wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism, a shaft upon which said number Wheel is mounted, a stop member upon said number Wheel, means slidable on said shaft normally out of the plane of movement of said stop member, means for moving said slidable means into the plane of movement of said stop member and means cooperating vvith said slidable means and said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in said number Wheel.

3. An accumulator-control mechanism for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number Wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism, a shaft carrying said number wheel, a freely rotatable gear provided on said shaft, a stop upon said number Wheel, a projection upon said gear normally out of the plane of movement of said stop, means for moving said gear so as to bring said projection into the plane of movement of said stop, means for locking said number Wheel when said gear is so moved, a rack cooperating with said gear, means for operating said moving means and for subsequently operating said rack, said rack operating means comprising a connection With said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value standing in said number wheel when said rack operating means are operated.

4. An accumulator-control for calculating machines comprising a differentially setta-ble selecting mechanism, a number Wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism, a stop upon said number wheel, a pivoted lever, a freely rotatable gear connected to said lever having a projection for cooperating with said stop, locking means for said number Wheel carried by said lever, means cooperating with said gear for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance With the value in said number Wheel and means for moving said lever about its pivot and subsequently operating said means cooperating with said gear, said means cooperating with said gear comprising a connection with said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in said number Wheel when said means cooperating with said gear is operated.

5. An acciunulator-control for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number Wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism, a pivoted lever, a freely rotatable gear connected to said lever and having a projection thereon for cooperating with said number Wheel, a locking pin mounted on said lever operable to lock said number Wheel, means for moving said lever about its pivot to bring said pin into locking relation with said number Wheel and to bring said projection into cooperation with said number Wheel, a rack cooperating with said gear, means for operating said moving means and for subsequently operating said rack, said rack operating means comprising a connection with said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value in said number Wheel when said rack operating means are operated.

6. An accumulator-control for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism and having recesses therein, a shaft for said number Wheel, a freely rotatable gear on said shaft, a stop upon said number Wheel, a finger upon said gear normally out of the plane of movement of said stop, a pivoted lever connected to said gear for moving said gear to bring said finger into the plane of movement of said stop, a locking pin on said lever cooperating with said recesses to lock said number Wheel when said finger has been brought Within the plane of movement of said stop, a rack cooperating with said gear, means for moving said lever about its pivot, means for operating said moving means and for subsequently operating said rack, said rack operating means comprising a connection With said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value standing in said number Wheel when said rack operating means are operated.

7. An accumulator-control for calculating machines comprising a differentially settable selecting mechanism, a number wheel actuable by said selecting mechanism and having recesses therein, a shaft for said number Wheel, a freely rotatable gear on said shaft, a stop upon said number vvheel, a finger upon said gear normally out of the plane of movement of said stop, a pivoted lever connected to said gear for moving said gear to bring said finger into the plane of movement of said stop, a locking pin on said lever cooperating with said recesses to lock said number Wheel when said finger has been brought Within the plane of movement of said stop, a rack cooperating with said gear, means for moving said lever about its pivot, a slidable bar cooperating vvith said rack and a connection between said slidable bar and said selecting mechanism for setting said selecting mechanism in accordance with the value standing in said number Wheel When said slidable bar is operated.

KARL OTTO REINHOLD HENZELMANN. 

